Angola to Host Africa’s Sovereign Wealth Summit as the Continent Mobilises Its Own Capital for Structural Transformation

The Africa Sovereign Investors Forum (ASIF) will hold its 5th Annual Meeting in Luanda under the theme: 'Strategic Allocation in a Constrained World — Leveraging Africa’s Resources for Its Structural Transformation.'

The Africa Sovereign Investors Forum (ASIF), in partnership with the Fundo Soberano de Angola (FSDEA), today announces that Angola’s capital will host the ASIF 5th Annual Meeting. The meeting will take place from 5 to 7 July 2026 at the Intercontinental Miramar Hotel in Luanda.

The event will convene representatives of ASIF’s 17 member sovereign wealth funds, alongside senior government officials, international institutional investors, and global thought leaders, to advance a continental agenda centred on strategic, self-financed development.

Angola’s selection as host reflects its increasing role as a continental anchor for long-term investment and economic diplomacy. The country has been advancing a shift towards institutional capital management, positioning FSDEA as a diversified sovereign investor across infrastructure, agriculture, real estate, and financial markets.

The 2026 Annual Meeting will unfold against a backdrop of a constrained global environment and evolving investment dynamics. It reflects a growing consensus that Africa’s transformation will increasingly depend on the strategic mobilisation and coordinated deployment of its own institutional capital.

'Angola is proud to open its doors to Africa’s sovereign investor community. Hosting the ASIF Annual Meeting reflects our conviction that Angola — and Africa as a whole — must build and deploy the financial institutions capable of driving our own transformation.' — Armando Manuel, Chairman, FSDEA.

'The ASIF Annual Meeting is the moment at which Africa's institutional investors take stock of where the continent stands and decide, collectively, where to direct its capital next. This year in Luanda, we meet against a backdrop of a constrained global environment, accelerating structural change and evolving investment landscape. Our agenda reflects these realities head-on, as we are no longer asking whether African sovereign capital can play a transformative role, but rather putting the focus on how to structure it, deploy it, and scale it effectively.' — Obaid Amrane, Chairman of ASIF.

Since its establishment in Rabat in June 2022, ASIF has evolved into a forum comprising 17 member institutions, representing billions of dollars in assets under management. Through the ASIF Investment Platform (ASIF IP), the Forum aims to mobilise up to USD 50 billion in blended finance by 2030.

About FSDEA

The Fundo Soberano de Angola (FSDEA) is Angola’s sovereign wealth fund, established in 2011 to promote long-term economic growth and diversification and offers trusted entry points for global capital in Africa. Specializing in Strategic Investments, encompassing both Financial Markets and Alternative Assets, it is tasked with establishing a sustainable mechanism that ensures the maximization of long-term returns, the preservation of capital, and the support of sustainable socioeconomic growth in Angola and the region. This is achieved through investments in strategic sectors, both domestically and internationally, aimed at optimizing capital and facilitating the generational transfer of wealth.

About ASIF

Launched in 2022, in Rabat, under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist Him, ASIF brings together the continent’s leading sovereign investors, jointly committed to advancing a Resilient, Inclusive, Sustainable and Empowered Africa (RISE Africa).

Visit the event’s website:  https://asif2026luanda.com